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Chicago shuts down restaurant with nearly 100 patrons, cites 12 other businesses for indoor dining violations

By Sun-Times Media Wire
Published  January 21, 2021 12:58pm CST
Coronavirus in Chicago
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A closed sign hanging in the window of a small business. (Matthew Horwood/Getty Images / Getty Images)

CHICAGO - Chicago officials over the weekend shut down a nearly 100-person gathering at a Mount Greenwood restaurant as well as an unlicensed club in Little Village.

Officials ordered the longterm closure of Firewater Saloon Mount Greenwood, at 3908 W. 111th St., until it submits a safety plan to the city, according to the Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection.

The restaurant was allegedly allowing indoor drinking.

The city also shut down an unlicensed club in Little Village that was serving about 68 people inside, officials said Thursday. The club, at 2881 W. Cermak Road, was allegedly charging an entrance fee.

Those locations are among 416 businesses cited and 8,000 other investigated for violating citywide coronavirus restrictions since the pandemic began. Chicago has had a citywide ban on indoor service since October.

Eleven other businesses were cited over the weekend for violating indoor dining restrictions:

  • Barraco’s Pizza, at 2105-2121 W. 95th St., for allegedly allowing indoor dining;
  • Cafe Istanbul, at 2014 W. Division St., for allegedly allowing indoor dining;
  • Canton Regio, at 1510 W. 18th St., for allegedly allowing indoor dining;
  • Chicago-Bridgeport VFW, at 3200 S. May St., for allegedly allowing indoor drinking;
  • Dee’s Candyland, at 648 E. 75th St., for allegedly allowing indoor dining and drinking;
  • Estrella Blanca Night Club, at 3049 N. Cicero Rd., for allegedly allowing indoor drinking;
  • Eurostars Hotel, at 660 N. State St., for allegedly failing to comply with social distancing requirements.
  • Hookah Time and Havano Cigar, at 6416 N. Lehigh Ave., for allegedly allowing indoor smoking.
  • King Crab House, at 1816 N. Halsted St., for allegedly allowing indoor dining.
  • McGee’s Jukebox, at 7000 S. Halsted St., for allegedly allowing indoor dining and drinking.
  • Mitchell’s Tab, at 3356 S. Halsted St., for allegedly allowing indoor dining and drinking.

The citations were issued among 107 investigations total investigations over the weekend.